Create and run Windows on Arm virtual machines on AWS Graviton processors using QEMU and KVM
Windows application developers are currently adding support for the Arm architecture because they want to enable native app performance on new Windows on Arm Copilot+ PCs.
If you are looking for ways to build and test Windows on Arm software, you have several options to choose from. You can run Windows on Arm on a laptop, you can use cloud-based virtual machines, or you can leverage CI/CD platforms like GitHub Actions to access Windows on Arm.
Another option is to create Windows on Arm virtual machines directly on Amazon EC2 instances running AWS Graviton processors.
Read on to find out how to install and run Windows on Arm virtual machines on a Graviton-based EC2 instance. I have created two bash scripts to streamline the creation and management of your virtual machines.
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